We have planted spring bulbs (crocus, daffs, tulips, etc.) around our fruit trees. This year, when they came into flower, we found many stems were cleanly severed (almost as if by a knife) and bulbs dug up and scattered about; but not eaten. We have many red squirrels, jays, and other birds together with moles (although there were no hills around the plants) a badger often visits and wild boar and deer are common.
Any ideas of the possible culprit(s)

1 May, 2010

Answers

Lot of culprits there, expats! Squirrels might have dug them up? Badgers and boar are likely to have made a mess of the grass whilst rooting through it; deer would have eaten the foliage; jays - I dont know but wouldn't have thouight they had the strength to pull large bulbs out of the ground.